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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 25, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google is now officially rolling out the helpful content update…
Google Search Algorithm Update On August 24th But Was It The Helpful Content Update?
We were all expecting Google to post that the helpful content update started to roll out earlier this week but it is Thursday and Google has not posted it yet. I did see some chatter start yesterday, Wednesday, August 24th. But Google has not confirm…
Google Expanded From Sources Across The Web Feature
Google has this “from sources across the web” box that shows sites that cover a specific topic in this grid list view. You can click on a specific site to expand and show recent stories from that site on that topic.
Google: Quality Raters Guidelines Are Not A Collection Of Ranking Tips
Google’s John Mueller said that the Google quality raters guidelines are “not a collection of ranking tips.” He said the quality raters guidelines “can be useful” to think about but again, they are not just a list of ranking tips.
Google: Don’t Noindex Pages With Comments, Keep The Good Comments Only
I am weird, I love user-generated comments and while tons of blogs removed them ages and ages ago, I kept them here. I do my best to remove the spam comments and keep the comments that are not spam. John Mueller of Google recently said he would not noi…
Google Adds Content Guidelines To Education Q&A Structured Data Docs
Google has added a new section to the Education Q&A structured data documentation for content guidelines. Google added three higher-level content guidelines around this type of structured data.
Google Helpful Content Update Is Now Rolling Out
The Google helpful content update is now rolling out. It can take up to two weeks to fully roll out. I’m currently typing this on my mobile phone but I wanted to get this up while I am out on vacation.
Google Discover Also Let’s You Hide Content From Authors
The other day we reported that Google Discover was showing the author name under the article and not the site name, for some stories. Well, Google Discover can now let you hide content from showing up based on who writes it, despite where it might be …
Google Ads Automatic Upgrades To Performance Max For Local Campaigns
Google Ads announced that Google will start the process of automatically “upgrading” accounts to Performance Max for Local campaigns. Automatic upgrades will gradually progress and finish in September for most advertisers.
Google Search Tests Popular On Twitter Box
Google is testing a new title for some of the Twitter carousel results in Google Search. I guess if something is trending on Twitter, Google will label the Twitter carousel as “Popular on Twitter.”
Google Deprecates International Targeting Report In Search Console
Google has announced on Twitter that it has deprecated the International Targeting report in Google Search Console. Google’s international SEO advice has not changed with this but the International Targeting report will no longer work going forward.
Google Adds “View All Business Profiles” In Web Search Results
As Google continues to migrate off of the old Google My Business manager to the web search interface to manage your business, Google keeps adding subtle but more features. Now, when you search [my business] in Google, Google will show you a link to “Vi…
Google Core Web Vitals Report Adds URL Level Data For Examples URLs
Google announced on Twitter it has added URL-level data in the example URLs within the Google Core Web Vitals report. Plus Google added that it made some textual changes to the report “to make it clearer.”
Google Search Cannot Interpret Your Poem
Do you write poems, creative texts, abstract thoughts, and the like and are wondering how Google Search can and will rank that type of content? Well, John Mueller of Google was asked about that and he said “Search engines don’t interpret your poem.”
Google: Beauty Blog With Financial & Medical Advice A Bit Sus
Google’s John Mueller was asked if mixing topics on a single blog is a bad idea. John implied that yes, it is, at least for users. John said on Twitter “if you’re giving financial & medical advice on a beauty blog, I suspect users are – probably rightly – going to find that a bit sus.”
Google Tests New Local Service Ads UX
Google is testing a new layout and user experience for the Local Service Ads. This interface has the local service ads on the left and when you click on one, the box expands to the right with all of the details on the business.
Google Ads: No Plans For Ad Customizers Using Location For Responsive Search Ads
Google’s Ad Liasion, Ginny Marvin, confirmed on Twitter last week that there are no plans to add support ad customizers for responsive search ads, not now and not in the near future.
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 22, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Many SEOs don’t seem too concerned about the upcoming Google helpful content update…
Vlog #186: Jill Fecher On Creating Your Own Job Description At A Digital Marketing Agency
Jill Fecher is the Chief Growth Officer at Cypress North and we spoke about her work history and her previous experience in traditional media. We spoke about how she joined Cypress North and why she joined that company…